Heyward was an award-winning creative director and manager of TV broadcasting and video in his hometown of Washington, D.C., and in Denver and Atlanta, before retiring to Charleston, S.C., where he died after a short illness April 14, 2014. He was producer/director of Meet the Press and many other network news and feature programs. He also was co-founder and part owner of a company in Phoenix for visual aids and specialty printing.
A graduate of St. Albans School, Heyward was an Army Air Force bomber-navigator for three years before and after World War II. At Princeton he was a history and political science major, member of Colonial Club, and an ardent tennis player.
He and his second wife, Anne Lee Siddons, married in 1966. In Charleston, Heyward remained active assisting with business arrangements for Anne, who is a best-selling author of numerous novels and short stories. He described his help to her as “travel scheduling, book signings, etcetera.” (Anne authored the memorable story “Reunions Make Me Cry,” about how, at our 25th reunion, she discovered and was captured by Princeton spirit. The essay was republished in our 50th-reunion book.)
Anne survives Heyward, as do four sons from his first marriage to Nancy (née Williams), Heyward Jr., Philip, Frederick, and David; their spouses; and his grandchildren.